?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4733%2F&rft.title=Overview+of+international+organic+market+development+and+potential+export+markets+for+organic+products+of+Ukraine&rft.creator=Schneider%2C+Monika&rft.creator=Richter%2C+Toralf&rft.creator=Spahn%2C+Christoph&rft.creator=Portmann%2C+Katrin&rft.subject=Ukraine&rft.subject=+Markets+and+trade&rft.description=From+the+Summar+of+the+Report%0D%0A%0D%0AProduction+%0D%0AAt+worldwide+level+in+year+2003+66%25+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+organic+land+(total+24+mio+ha)+are+concentrated+in+two+continents%3A+Australia+and+Latin+America.+In+these+regions+extensive+grazing+land+is+widespread+beside+the+whole+game+of+plant+production%2C+from+cereals+to+coffee%2C+tea+and+other+tropical+products.+In+Northern+America+the+organic+farmland+achieves+1%2C5+mio+ha.+Europe+has+23+%25+of+the+worldwide+organic+land+(5%2C5+mio+ha)%2C+these+5%2C5+mio+ha+correspond+to+almost+2%25+of+agricultural+land+managed+organically.+Liechtenstein+is+with+26+%25+of+agricultural+area+managed+organically+the+leader+followed+by+Aus-tria+with+11%25+and+Switzerland+with+10%25.+In+most+countries+the+organically+managed+surface+is+still+increasing.+In+the+enlarged+EU+the+area+raised+4%25+from+year+2002+to+2003%2C+in+the+new+countries+of+the+EU+(Poland%2C+Estonia%2C+Lithuania+and+Hungary)+the+growing+rates+of+organic+farm+land+is+over+10%25.+Small+declines+have+been+observed+in+Denmark%2C+The+Netherlands%2C+Italy+and+United+Kingdom.+In+the+European+Union+and+Switzerland+the+agrarian+policy+supports+organic+sec-tor+with+different+measurers+like+direct+payments+for+organically+managed+area%2C+contribution+for+conversion%2C+payments+for+environmental+services+and+animal+wel-fare%2C+training+and+capacity+building%2C+research+programs+etc.+%0D%0A%0D%0AUkraine+was+the+granary+of+the+former+Soviet+Union.+Large+surfaces+of+fertile+black+soils+are+favourable+for+organic+farming.+In+Ukraine+230%E2%80%99000+ha+are+certified+organic+or+in+conversion+in+year+2003.+This+represents+0.58%25+of+land+area+under+organic+management.+69+production+units+with+an+average+size+about+3%E2%80%99500+ha+are+certified.+Wheat%2C+barley%2C+sunflower+and+corn+are+the+most+important+crops+on+these+farms.+The+organic+production+increased+in+the+last+years+with+the+expecta-tion+to+get+access+to+export+markets.+In+Ukraine+certified+organic+fruit+and+vegetable+producers+are+missing.+There+is+also+nearly+no+animal+husbandry+farm+certified.+The+potential+for+conversion+of+plant+production+units+is+high%2C+because+many+farmers+use+few+external+inputs.+For+smaller+farms%2C+without+access+to+export+markets%2C+the+certification+costs+of+international+certifiers+are+unattainable.+Until+now+the+agrarian+policy+doesn%E2%80%99t+support+especially+organic+farming.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+ministry+of+agriculture+and+the+commission+of+the+parliament+for+agriculture+are+in+contact+with+the+new+organic+farming+association+Biolan+Ukraine+and+other+stake-holders+for+the+elaboration+of+a+law+for+organic+production.+There+is+advisory+and+training+capacity+for+organic+farming+but+this+is+still+insufficient+for+the+whole+country.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AMarket+overview+%0D%0A%0D%0AEurope+and+Northern+America+are+responsible+for+97%25+of+organic+sales+to+con-sumers.+There+is+a+global+harmonisation+of+market+trends+and+buying+behaviours.+The+organic+consumer+lives+in+urban+centres%2C+has+a+higher+education+which+is+transformed+in+higher+income%2C+is+young+and+has+children+or+is+older+with+a+healthy+lifestyle.+Important+issues+for+this+consumer+are+food+and+health+(free+of+dangersafety%2C+label%2C+certification)+and+food+and+emotions+(animal+welfare%2C+regional+product).+Important+triggers+for+buying+organic+are+children%2C+allergies+and+healthy+life-style.+The+barriers+for+not+buying+organic+are+the+price%2C+the+availability+and+in+general+less+importance+given+to+nutrition.+Between+the+countries+there+are+significant+differences+in+the+importance+of+the+sales+channels+from+direct+marketing+included+weekly+markets+and+box+schemes%2C+specialised+organic+food+shops+to+general+food+shops+(retailer+shops%2C+supermarkets%2C+and+discounter).+General+food+shops+are+the+most+important+sales+channels+over+all+and+especially+in+countries+with+mature+food+markets+like+Austria%2C+Den-mark%2C+France%2C+Switzerland+and+United+Kingdom.+Germany+with+a+well+developed+organic+food+market+is+an+exception+with+only+35+%25+of+sales+in+general+food+shops.+The+organic+market+is+in+a+growing+phase+in+Northern+America+(15%25-30%25)%2C+Italy%2C+The+Netherlands%2C+Norway%2C+Sweden%2C+Portugal+and+Finland.+The+rest+of+the+Euro-pean+countries%2C+the+Ukrainian+neighbours+like+Russia+and+the+Baltic+States%2C+Asian+countries+like+Korea+and+Chine+and+Middle+East+countries+like+Saudi+Arabia+are+in+the+phase+of+emerging+market.+The+most+important+markets+(in+value+and+in+decreasing+order)+are%3A+USA%2C+Ger-many%2C+United+Kingdom%2C+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